tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40072211946187425432024-02-19T06:08:42.708+00:00Zeg maar WimWimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970941283021436737noreply@blogger.comBlogger327125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007221194618742543.post-27188559158693895402023-03-04T18:44:00.003+00:002023-03-04T18:44:51.130+00:00Updating Firefox when Bunsenlabs (Debian) refuses<p>Soooo, <a href="https://slack.com/help/articles/1500001836081-Slack-support-lifecycle-for-operating-systems-app-versions-and-browsers-Slack-support-lifecycle-for-operating-systems-app-versions-and-browsers" target="_blank">Slack</a> announced months ago that, starting from March 1st 2023, it will <a href="https://i.imgflip.com/2zaloj.jpg" target="_blank">no longer</a> support Firefox version 91 and below.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Firefox_logo%2C_2019.svg/200px-Firefox_logo%2C_2019.svg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="208" data-original-width="200" height="208" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Firefox_logo%2C_2019.svg/200px-Firefox_logo%2C_2019.svg.png" width="200" /></a></div><p>I knew this, and planned to update way ahead of time, but.... you know. It is never urgent enough until the day is there (or even passed).</p><p><br /></p><p>Problem is: <span style="font-family: courier;">apt</span> refuses to upgrade my preferred browser and I have been stuck at 91-esr for months now.</p><p> </p><span></span><p>I don't know if it is Debian its choice, or if my favourite flavour <a href="https://www.bunsenlabs.org/" target="_blank">Bunsenlabs</a> is forcing this (probably because I haven't upgraded to Beryllium yet), result is: I got to find a way around this.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now here is what I did, it works for me but it might not be the best solution so suggestions are welcome:</p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a> <p></p><p>Download <a href="https://www.getfirefox.com/" target="_blank">newest Firefox version</a> and I extracted it in a folder called <span style="font-family: courier;">~/firefox-esr-110/</span> .<br /><br />Now, I run the freshly downloaded <span style="font-family: courier;">~/firefox-esr-110/firefox</span> , but it starts up as a "virgin browser". Where are all my nifty settings, addons, themes and bookmarks?</p><p>Apparently, Firefox had automagically create a new (l)user profile in <span style="font-family: courier;">~/.mozilla/firefox/</span> when I ran the new version.</p><p>How can I force this new Firefox version to use the user profile that is used by the standard installed Firefox 91.0 ?</p><p></p><p>First things first: let's backup that profile directory:</p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">$ cd ~ <br />$ tar -jcvf firefox-browser-profiles.tar.bz2 .mozilla</span></p><p></p><p>Now, I start the standard Firefox 91.0 (<span style="font-family: courier;">[WIN]+W</span> in Bunsenlabs) and use its <a href="https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-remove-switch-firefox-profiles" target="_blank">Profile Manager</a> by surfing to <span style="font-family: courier;">about:profiles</span> . Here <a href="https://media.makeameme.org/created/look-at-all-0gysck.jpg" target="_blank">I can see all</a> the created profiles for Firefox since time memorial (or at least the latest purge) and I remove them all, except for the current profile (in my case conveniently called <span style="font-family: courier;">"6r2d5i0sv.default-esr"</span>, the current profile cannot even be erased so no worries)<br /></p><p>Just because I am quuiiiite <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-WrlwUcqWA" target="_blank">paranoid</a>:</p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">$ cd ~ <br />$ tar -jcvf firefox-browser-profiles-second-time.tar.bz2 .mozilla</span></p><p><br />Now, oh glorious day, when I start the freshly downloaded Firefox <span style="font-family: courier;">~/firefox-esr-110/firefox </span>, it does not find it's default profile and a window pop up asks me what profile to use. The only choice is, of course, <span style="font-family: courier;">"6r2d5i0sv.default-esr".</span><br /></p><p>Ok, all goes well and wow: Firefox 110.0 works like a charm: websites load faster than I am used to, Slack no longer nags me about the "end of support" schnizzle.</p><p>Seems to work fine.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Ok, all that is left is now to be sure that the keyboard shortcut <span style="font-family: courier;">[WIN]+W</span> no longer loads the standard Firefox version, but this upgraded one.</p><p>From previous adventures, I now the shortcut is linked to <span style="font-family: courier;">/usr/bin/x-www-browser</span> in Bunsenlabs, so easy peazy butcrack squeezy:</p><p><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">$ sudo mv x-www-browser x-www-browser-backup-20230304<br />$ sudo ln -s /home/wim/firefox-esr-110/firefox x-www-browser</span><br /><br />Of course I backup the standard <span style="font-family: courier;">x-www-browser</span> and than make a symbolic link to the newest verison.<br /></p><p></p><p></p><blockquote><p>Sidenote: it is probably not a good idea to use your <i>home directory</i> as a base for systemwide used programs. I am looking forward to the comments on this one 👍</p></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p>Now, <span style="font-family: courier;">[WIN]+W</span> runs Firefox 110.0 and cherry on top: <a href="https://orangefreesounds.com/hallelujah-sound-effect/" target="_blank">it can upgrade itself</a> from now on.</p><p> </p><p>Seriously, I should have done this much sooner, 110.0 runs so much smoother than that older verison. Thanks Firefox!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Side question:</b><br /></p><p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>the backup of my Firefox profile is <span style="background-color: #ffa400;">1.3 GB</span> , what? How can I prune this without distorting my current settings/nicknacks. Suggestions most welcome, <span style="font-family: courier;">kthxbye</span><br /></li></ul><p><br /><br /><br /></p><p></p>Wimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970941283021436737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007221194618742543.post-54682001060491398592020-12-06T18:47:00.001+00:002020-12-06T18:47:26.515+00:00Hoe krijg je een milieubox open?<p>Het lijkt een goedbewaard geheim: het openen van de <a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milieubox">milieubox</a>. Wie kent hem nog, de groene doos die we in de jaren 90 cadeau kregen van de Vlaamse regering om ons <a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klein_gevaarlijk_afval">klein gevaarlijk afval</a> in te stockeren.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZupC6UcSJco" width="320" youtube-src-id="ZupC6UcSJco"></iframe></div><p></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><p>Snel werd duidelijk dat het kleinnood <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZupC6UcSJco">niet gemakkelijk te openen</a> was, het kinderslot deed té goed zijn werk. Zelfs nu nog circuleren er artikels met titels als <a href="https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/nbna12092003_002">"Met een koevoet krijg je dat ding wel open"</a> en <a href="https://www.gva.be/cnt/aid1041023/wat-doet-u-nog-met-uw-milieubox/">"Wat doet u nog met uw milieubox?"</a>.</p><p><span></span> </p><p>De milieubox schoot (spijtig genoeg) zijn doel voorbij. Extra jammer is dat deze grap ons <a href="http://www.knack.be/nieuws/belgie/leo-kelchtermans-kijkt-met-gemengde-gevoelens-terug-op-de-milieuboxenaffaire/article-normal-31587.html">25 miljoen euro</a> heeft gekost, geld dat duidelijk beter aan andere zaken was gespendeerd. Nu krijgt de milieubox een <a href="https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2014/10/21/daar_is_de_milieuboxweer-1-2124917/">tweede leven als doos voor visgerief</a>, verzamelbox voor schroefjes, ...</p><p>Ook ik zat met wat plaatsgebrek en kwam dit weekend de (lege) milieubox in onze kelder weer tegen. Wat als ik die nu eens gebruik voor al mijn schroevendraaiers, beitels, ...</p><p>Maar <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZupC6UcSJco">hoe krijg je dat ding ook alweer open</a>? Tja, vrij eenvoudig eigenlijk, ik begrijp de heisa compleet niet. Je hebt helemaal geen koevoet of slijpschijf nodig.</p><p>Bovenop het deksel zit het "kinderslot", je duwt op de twee lipjes en kantelt het deksel naar buiten toe. Het gaat zo vlot dat ik gewoon niet begrijp waarom het zo een drama is geweest. Jammer, maar gedane zaken nemen geen keer...<br /></p><p>Heb jij nog een milieubox staan? Waar gebruik jij hem voor? Foto's en verhalen welkom!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>More:</b><br />
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</p><ul><li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2011/04/recycle-plastic.html?spref=bl">Recycle plastic</a></li><li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2012/07/oceans-of-garbage.html?spref=bl">Oceans of garbage</a></li><li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2013/03/bodem-van-de-noordzee-vervuild.html?spref=bl">Bodem van de Noordzee vervuild met plastic</a> (Dutch)</li><li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2012/10/why-this-iphone-craze.html?spref=bl">Why this iPhone craze?</a></li><li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2012/12/de-vloek-van-het-groene-vingertje.html?spref=bl">De vloek van het groene vingertje</a> (Dutch)</li></ul><span><!--more--></span>Wimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970941283021436737noreply@blogger.com0Belgium50.503887 4.46993622.193653163821153 -30.686314 78.814120836178844 39.626186tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007221194618742543.post-65394075060927659462016-09-12T08:22:00.001+01:002016-09-12T08:25:21.317+01:00Activating Windows XP after support has ended<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, although I am a Linux-user (since <a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.be/2011/02/crunch-bang.html" target="_blank">CrunchBang</a> is no longer supported, I switched to <a href="https://www.bunsenlabs.org/" target="_blank">BunsenLabs</a>), from time to time I have to do some testing on a Windows-system.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Activate-Windows-XP-Without-a-Genuine-Product-Key">version on WikiHow with screenshots</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.technotrait.com/2012/02/27/activate-windows-xp-without-genuine-key/">version on TechnoTrait</a></li>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Once again, this is <b>not</b> my tutorial, I found it on <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Activate-Windows-XP-Without-a-Genuine-Product-Key">WikiHow.com</a> and the first part worked perfectly for me. I am simply sharing it to make sure it doesn't get lost.</span><br />
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Side-note: I have no idea why step 14 has been included in this tutorial. As far as I understand, it is a mistake as running <b>%system</b> does not do anything. Maybe it is a way of the original author to prove that somebody copied the tutorial from his/her website. Anyway, I included it for completion sake.</span></div>
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Next step in the project: get a databaseconnection to store / retrieve the data. Didn't go as smoothly as planned. The following short post is simply a reminder for future reference. Comments are welcome!</div>
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Read the <a href="http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.7/sql-driver.html" target="_blank">Qt Documentation</a>, install the Qt Sourc, read the <a href="http://www.qtcentre.org/wiki/index.php?title=Building_the_Database_Plugins_for_QtSDK_Users" target="_blank">QtCentre information</a>.<br />
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Steps to compile the Qt MySQL Driver on a Debian platform</h3>
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<li>go to the folder <i>QtSDK/QtSources/4.7.3/src/sql/drivers/mysql/</i></li>
<li>edit the file <i>qsql_mysql.h</i> and change the "#include <mysql.h>" into "#include </usr/include/mysql/mysql.h>"</li>
<li>go to the folder <i>QtSDK/QtSources/4.7.3/src/plugins/sqldrivers/mysql/</i></li>
<li>run<i> qmake "INCLUDEPATH+=/usr/local/include" "LIBS+=-L/usr/local/lib -lmysqlclient_r" mysql.pro</i> as stated in the <a href="http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.7/sql-driver.html#id-9ad6f40e-a044-4e03-ad70-c5c5d53c7214" target="_blank">Qt Documentation</a>.</li>
<li>run <i>make</i> </li>
<li>if <i>/usr/lib/qt4/plugins/sqldrivers/libqsqlmysql.so</i> already exist, make a backup</li>
<li>run <i>sudo make install</i></li>
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In your .pro file, add the line "<i>QT += sql</i>".<br />
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Download MySQL Connector/C++ <a href="http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/cpp/" target="_blank">here</a> or use the <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15995319/c-mysql-connector-undefined-reference-to-get-driver-instance-already-tri?answertab=active#tab-top" target="_blank">sudo apt-get</a>.<br />
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Steps to compile the Qt MySQL Driver on a Win32- platform</h3>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: red;">(work in progress)</span></span><br />
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... Wimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970941283021436737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007221194618742543.post-68044469749814537582014-05-09T12:03:00.002+01:002014-05-09T12:03:44.355+01:00Van Dale script (updated)<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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As <a href="http://www.vandale.nl/" target="_blank">Vandale</a> has changed their website, my <a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2011/02/van-dale-script.html?spref=bl" target="">original script</a> no longer works. Hence, I made an update:</div>
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<pre>#!/bin/bash
curl -s -b "a=b" "http://www.vandale.nl/opzoeken?pattern=$1&lang=nn" \
| grep -A 16 '<!--googleoff: snippet-->' | w3m -dump -T text/html </pre>
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It's as simple as that. You will need <code>curl</code> and <code>w3m</code> installed on your machine though.<br />
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Okay, the layout of the output looks messy:
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<pre>wim@delta:~/scripts$ ./vandale.sh horen
1hoor (tussenwerpsel) 1ter aanduiding van nadruk: op tijd thuis zijn, hoor
2hoor (het; o) 1 hoor en wederhoor het luisteren naar beide partijen
ho·ren (hoorde, heeft gehoord) 1gehoor hebben, niet doof zijn2met het oor
waarnemen3gehoorzamen, naar raad luisteren: wie niet horen wil moet voelen4te
weten komen; vernemen: ik hoorde dat je ziek was; iets weten van horen zeggen
als gerucht gehoord hebben; tot horens afscheidsgroet bij het telefoneren5nodig
zijn; betamen, passen: er hoort een deksel bij; dat hoort niet is
onfatsoenlijk; vóór wat hoort wat een dienst verlangt een wederdienst
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I would prefer to aim for
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<pre>wim@delta:~/scripts$ ./vandale.sh horen
1 hoor (tussenwerpsel)
1 ter aanduiding van nadruk: "op tijd thuis zijn, hoor"
2 hoor (het; o)
1 "hoor en wederhoor" het luisteren naar beide partijen
ho·ren (hoorde, heeft gehoord)
1 gehoor hebben, niet doof zijn
2 met het oor waarnemen
3 gehoorzamen, naar raad luisteren: "wie niet horen wil moet voelen"
4 te weten komen; vernemen: "ik hoorde dat je ziek was; iets weten van horen zeggen"
als gerucht gehoord hebben; "tot horens" afscheidsgroet bij het telefoneren
5 nodig zijn; betamen, passen: "er hoort een deksel bij"; "dat hoort niet" is onfatsoenlijk;
"vóór wat hoort wat" een dienst verlangt een wederdienst
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When I find the time, I will try to add some white space where needed by parsing the output. Maybe using <code>w3m</code> might help?<br />
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You can follow the script on <a href="https://github.com/vvim/vandale" target="_blank">GitHub</a>. Wimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970941283021436737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007221194618742543.post-13952794384783802652014-04-25T15:48:00.002+01:002016-09-12T08:01:57.469+01:00Qt in Windows Vista, MinGW and QJson (qt-google-maps)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am having quite a rough week. For a project I am using the Google Maps API within C++-code. As I prefer to use a <a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2011/02/crunch-bang-2.html?spref=bl">Linux </a>environment but usually my clients use Windows, I have become a big fan of the <a href="http://qt-project.org/">Qt framework</a>.</div>
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After some research, I found an C++ client created by Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc. (ICS) that uses the Google Maps API: <a href="http://code.google.com/p/qt-google-maps/" target="_blank">qt-google-maps</a> . I was not yet familiar with the usage of Google APIs or JSON and this seemed like a good start. I quickly noticed that their code didn't survive the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/qt-google-maps/issues/detail?id=1#c5" target="_blank">transition from Google Maps API version 2 to version 3</a> and changed their code, making it work.</div>
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Currently, everything runs fine on my Linux box. The problem comes when I tried to install QJson on Windows (my current laptop is still from the Vista-era, but it is supposed to work):</div>
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1. following the QJson build instructions</h4>
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I am truely respecting the great work <a href="http://flavio.castelli.name/" target="_blank">Flavio Castelli</a> has (and is) putting in <a href="http://qjson.sourceforge.net/" target="_blank">this project</a>. I had no trouble getting QJson to work under Linux. The problem now came with trying to build the code in Windows. The <a href="http://qjson.sourceforge.net/build/" target="_blank">build instructions</a> are easy to understand and Flavio even proves it to work in one of his <a href="http://flavio.castelli.name/2009/09/04/using-qjson-under-windows/" target="_blank">blog posts</a>:</div>
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<b>The CLI way</b><br />
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After having installed both Qt and cmake add the following line at the end of <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">qtenv.bat</span> (it can be found under <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">C:\Qt\qt_version\bin</span>):<br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">set PATH=%PATH%;C:\path_to_cmake_\bin</span><br />
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Open the “Qt Command Prompt”, go to the directory containing QJson’s sources and do:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">mkdir build<br />cd build<br />cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" ..<br />mingw32-make<br />mingw32-make install</span><br />
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Now you will find <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">libqjson.dll</span> under the <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">build\lib</span> directory.<br />
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<b>The GUI way</b><br />
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The <a href="http://qt.digia.com/Product/Developer-Tools/" target="_blank">Qt Creator IDE</a> can handle cmake-based projects.<br />
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In addition to the Qt Windows SDK you have to download and install the Qt Creator IDE.<br />
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Then follow these steps:</div>
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<li>Start Qt Creator.</li>
<li>Select: File → Open file or project.</li>
<li>Go to the directory containing QJson’s sources.</li>
<li>Open the <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">CMakeLists.txt</span> file.</li>
<li>Open the Projects tab and ensure the build directory points to the path where qjson source code is located.</li>
<li>Select: Build → Build all.</li>
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At the end of the build you will find the .dll file under the lib folder.</div>
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Unfortunately, when I try either of these I get an error saying that <i><span style="color: red;">MinGW's g++ compiler did not pass a simple compiling test</span></i> . <i>[note to self: must find exact words from error]</i><br />
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2. MinGWversion garbled...</h4>
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So no problem with QJson. It seemed that the MinGW-version I installed with Qt is not complete.</div>
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Little <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qt_%28software%29" target="_blank">Qt history</a>: back in the day, I needed two downloads to get Qt running: the Qt SDK (well, actually that is enough to get the compiling done) and additionaly the Qt Creator to get a graphical working environment. I don't know where or when it changed, is it because of the several switches of groups overseeing the project (a little <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qt_%28software%29#History" target="_blank">history</a>: first developed by Trolltech, acquired by Nokia, now run by Digia for commercial users and the "Qt Project" for the opensource version) or simply the version switch from Qt4 to Qt5?</div>
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It made the updating of my Qt platform a bit more complicated. (looking back, it is quite simple, but I got stuck in the old habits and I guess something went wrong with overwriting my Qt4 with Qt5, garbling my installed MinGW version).</div>
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I kept looking for the <a href="http://doc.qt.digia.com/sdk-1.1/sdk-installing.html" target="_blank">Qt SDK</a>, but the links always refer to <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">http://qt.nokia.com/downloads</span> , which simply doesn't work anymore (see the littly history lesson above) and <a href="http://download.qt-project.org/archive/qt/4.7/" target="_blank">the archive</a> does not contain the SDK anymore, apparently?</div>
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3. What needs to be done nowadays?</h4>
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I solved this one by downloading the Qt 4.8.6-version: <a href="http://download.qt-project.org/official_releases/qt/4.8/4.8.6/qt-opensource-windows-x86-mingw482-4.8.6.exe" target="_blank"><i>Qt libraries 4.8.6 for Windows (MinGW 4.8.2, 328 MB)</i></a> (Info) from <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">qt-project.org/downloads</span> .</div>
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If you have no MinGW-version installed yet, the solution is easy, the installer will provide you the link with the proper MinGW-version to download!</div>
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In my case, I had a garbled MinGW-version on my computer, and the installer did complain that is the wrong version, but I did not find the solution. The solution I followed was to download a fresh MinGW version: <a href="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/mingw-w64/Toolchains%20targetting%20Win32/Personal%20Builds/mingw-builds/4.8.2/threads-posix/dwarf/i686-4.8.2-release-posix-dwarf-rt_v3-rev3.7z?r=http%3A%2F%2Fsourceforge.net%2Fprojects%2Fmingw-w64%2Ffiles%2FToolchains%2520targetting%2520Win32%2FPersonal%2520Builds%2Fmingw-builds%2F4.8.2%2Fthreads-posix%2Fdwarf%2Fi686-4.8.2-release-posix-dwarf-rt_v3-rev3.7z%2Fdownload&ts=1398437076&use_mirror=netcologne" target="_blank">i686-4.8.2-release-posix-dwarf-rt_v3-rev3.7z</a> .</div>
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Unpack the archive and overwrite your previous MinGW version (or put it in a different directory and make Qt use that version, also make sure the PATH-variable is set correctly).<br />
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4. Install Cmake </h4>
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Rather straightforward: download the <a href="http://www.cmake.org/cmake/resources/software.html" target="_blank">Windows installer</a> and run it, the default options are perfectly fine.<br />
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5. back to the QJson build instructions</h4>
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Actually the simplest way is to use the command line:<br />
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<b>The CLI way</b><br />
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After having installed both Qt
and cmake add the following line at the end of <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">qtenv.bat</span> (it can be
found under <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">C:\Qt\qt_version\bin</span>):<br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">set PATH=%PATH%;C:\path_to_cmake_\bin</span></blockquote>
With that difference that Qt4 does not use <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">qtenv.bat</span> but <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">qtvars.bat</span> . Simply add the instruction, in my case: <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Wim\CMake2.8\bin </span>.<br />
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Open the “Qt Command Prompt”, go to the directory containing QJson’s sources and do:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">mkdir build<br />cd build<br />cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" ..</span></blockquote>
With me, it now finally starts to go okay :-) Result:<br />
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C:\Wim\qjson-master\build> cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" ..<br />
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 4.8.2<br />
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 4.8.2<br />
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Wim/mingw32/bin/gcc.exe<br />
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Wim/mingw32/bin/gcc.exe -- works<br />
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info<br />
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done<br />
-- Check for working CXX compiler: C:/Wim/mingw32/bin/g++.exe<br />
-- Check for working CXX compiler: C:/Wim/mingw32/bin/g++.exe -- works<br />
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info<br />
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done<br />
Qt5 not found, searching for Qt4<br />
-- Looking for Q_WS_X11<br />
-- Looking for Q_WS_X11 - not found<br />
-- Looking for Q_WS_WIN<br />
-- Looking for Q_WS_WIN - found<br />
-- Looking for Q_WS_QWS<br />
-- Looking for Q_WS_QWS - not found<br />
-- Looking for Q_WS_MAC<br />
-- Looking for Q_WS_MAC - not found<br />
-- Found Qt4: C:/Wim/Qt/4.8.6/bin/qmake.exe (found version "4.8.6")<br />
-- Configuring done<br />
-- Generating done<br />
-- Build files have been written to: C:/Wim/qjson-master/build
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Great!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">mingw32-make</span></blockquote>
Result:<br />
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C:\Wim\qjson-master\build> mingw32-make<br />
[ 9%] Generating moc_serializerrunnable.cxx<br />
[ 18%] Generating moc_parserrunnable.cxx<br />
Scanning dependencies of target qjson<br />
[ 27%] Building CXX object src/CMakeFiles/qjson.dir/<br />
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<wbr></wbr>parser.cpp.obj<br />
[ 36%] Building CXX object src/CMakeFiles/qjson.dir/<wbr></wbr>qobjecthelper.cpp.obj<br />
[ 45%] Building CXX object src/CMakeFiles/qjson.dir/json_<wbr></wbr>scanner.cpp.obj<br />
[ 54%] Building CXX object src/CMakeFiles/qjson.dir/json_<wbr></wbr>parser.cc.obj<br />
[ 63%] Building CXX object src/CMakeFiles/qjson.dir/<wbr></wbr>parserrunnable.cpp.obj<br />
[ 72%] Building CXX object src/CMakeFiles/qjson.dir/<wbr></wbr>serializer.cpp.obj<br />
[ 81%] Building CXX object src/CMakeFiles/qjson.dir/<wbr></wbr>serializerrunnable.cpp.obj<br />
[ 90%] Building CXX object src/CMakeFiles/qjson.dir/moc_<wbr></wbr>parserrunnable.cxx.obj<br />
[100%] Building CXX object src/CMakeFiles/qjson.dir/moc_<wbr></wbr>serializerrunnable.cxx.o<br />
bj<br />
Linking CXX shared library libqjson.dll<br />
[100%] Built target qjson</div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">mingw32-make install</span></blockquote>
Here it went wrong and I got an error <i><span style="color: red;">cannot write to C:\Program Files\qjson</span></i> <i>[note to self: must find exact words from error]</i>restart the Qt Command Prompt and run it as <b>Administrator</b>. Go back to the directory containing QJson’s sources and enter the directory "<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">build</span>" before running the command "<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">mingw32-make install</span>":<br />
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C:\Wim\qjson-master\build>mingw32-make install<br />
[100%] Built target qjson<br />
Install the project...<br />
-- Install configuration: ""<br />
-- Installing: C:/Program Files/qjson/lib/cmake/qjson/<br />
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<wbr></wbr>QJSONTargets.cmake<br />
-- Installing: C:/Program Files/qjson/lib/cmake/qjson/<wbr></wbr>QJSONTargets-noconfig.cmak<br />
e<br />
-- Installing: C:/Program Files/qjson/lib/cmake/qjson/<wbr></wbr>QJSONConfig.cmake<br />
-- Installing: C:/Program Files/qjson/lib/cmake/qjson/<wbr></wbr>QJSONConfigVersion.cmake<br />
-- Installing: C:/Program Files/qjson/lib/libqjson.dll.a<br />
-- Installing: C:/Program Files/qjson/bin/libqjson.dll<br />
-- Installing: C:/Program Files/qjson/include/qjson/<wbr></wbr>parser.h<br />
-- Installing: C:/Program Files/qjson/include/qjson/<wbr></wbr>parserrunnable.h<br />
-- Installing: C:/Program Files/qjson/include/qjson/<wbr></wbr>qobjecthelper.h<br />
-- Installing: C:/Program Files/qjson/include/qjson/<wbr></wbr>serializer.h<br />
-- Installing: C:/Program Files/qjson/include/qjson/<wbr></wbr>serializerrunnable.h<br />
-- Installing: C:/Program Files/qjson/include/qjson/<wbr></wbr>qjson_export.h</div>
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Now you will find <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">libqjson.dll</span> under the <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">build\lib</span> directory.</blockquote>
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Not entirely correct, or not for this version. I found the dll file (as the above result shows) in the directory <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">C:/Program Files/qjson/bin/</span> .<br />
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Still, when I run my code, the compiler complains in can't resolve #include <QJson/parser> and the dll doesn't seem to have effect, the program crashes immediately after being called. Sad but true...</div>
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<i><span style="color: red;">Work in progress, article will be reviewed and updated in due time.</span></i></div>
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The people from <a href="http://everythingisrubbish.co.uk/" target="_blank">Everything You Buy Is Rubbish</a> made this <a href="http://vimeo.com/92132180" target="_blank">beautiful video</a> on how they made the shoe below entirly out of rubbish found on the shore.</div>
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<li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2011/04/recycle-plastic.html?spref=bl">Recycle plastic</a></li>
<li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2012/07/oceans-of-garbage.html?spref=bl">Oceans of garbage</a></li>
<li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2013/03/bodem-van-de-noordzee-vervuild.html?spref=bl">Bodem van de Noordzee vervuild met plastic</a> (Dutch)</li>
<li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2012/10/why-this-iphone-craze.html?spref=bl">Why this iPhone craze?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2012/12/de-vloek-van-het-groene-vingertje.html?spref=bl">De vloek van het groene vingertje</a> (Dutch)</li>
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Wimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970941283021436737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007221194618742543.post-61692689086673912802014-04-17T13:08:00.000+01:002014-04-18T13:14:12.662+01:00De bankenwet is gestemd<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Bericht van <a href="http://www.fairfin.be/" target="_blank">FairfFin</a>, <a href="http://www.financite.be/" target="_blank">Réseau Financement Alternatif</a> en <a href="http://www.rooseveltbe.org/" target="_blank">het burgercollectief Roosevelt.be</a> ter navolging van de petitie "<a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2013/11/speculeren-niet-met-mijn-centen.html?spref=bl">Speculeren? Niet met mijn centen!</a>":<br />
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Enige tijd geleden tekende u de petitie waarin Fairfin, Réseau Financité en Roosevelt.be de volledige scheiding vroegen van het deposito- en het investeringsbankieren (campagne '<a href="http://bankensplitsen.be/" target="_blank">bankensplitsen.be</a>').<br />
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Zoals u misschien hebt gehoord, <b>is de nieuwe bankenwet inmiddels gestemd</b>. De wet van 3 april jl. voorziet niet in een strikte scheiding tussen depisito- en investeringsbankieren, zoals we dat graag hadden gewild. De wet is wel een reële stap vooruit, vooral met betrekking tot de regulering van de marktactiviteiten van de financiële instellingen. Maar er blijven onduidelijkheden bestaan over de uitvoering, de controle, en de reikwijdte van de uitzonderingen die samen met de strengere regulering zijn ingevoerd. Hoe strikt zal het verbod op handel voor eigen rekening worden opgevolgd ? En hoe strikt zal de drempelwaarde voor marktactiviteiten voor rekening van derden (max. 15% van de totale balans) worden nageleefd ? Die onduidelijkheden zorgen ervoor dat gewone spaargelden nog steeds niet helemaal afgeschermd zijn van de risico's die in de marktzalen worden genomen.<br />
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Sowieso krijgt deze wet een <b>Europees vervolg</b>. Al in januari heeft de Europese Commissie een nieuwe regulering voor de financiële sector gepresenteerd. Dat ontwerp lijkt op zichzelf ambitieus, maar er liggen nog grote hindernissen op de weg. In de eerste plaats zal de nieuwe Commissaris voor de Interne Markt (de opvolger van Barnier) de nieuwe regulering met voorrang moeten behandelen. En vervolgens zal de hele Raad van Ministers van financiën het ontwerp moeten ondersteunen, terwijl we nu akl weten dat Frankrijk, Duitsland, Zweden, Polen en Tsjechië zich tegen de nieuwe voorstellen verzetten.<br />
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Intussen willen we <b>u graag bedanken voor uw medewerking</b>. Uiteraard blijven we ter beschikking voor alle bijkomende vragen. Als u ons werk waardeert en graag verder op de hoogte wordt gehouden, bezoek dan onze site en schrijf in op de nieuwbrieven van de organiserende partners van <a href="http://bankensplitsen.be/" target="_blank">bankensplitsen.be</a> .<br />
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Met vriendelijke groeten,<br />
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FairFin, Réseau Financité, Roosevelt.be</blockquote>
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<b>Meer:</b><br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2013/11/speculeren-niet-met-mijn-centen.html?spref=bl">Speculeren? Niet met mijn centen!</a></li>
<li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2013/11/dollar-based-system-is-inherently.html?spref=bl">Dollar-based system is inherently unstable</a></li>
<li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-market-has-its-virtues-but-also-its.html?spref=bl">The market has its virtues but also its shortcomings (Prof. Paul De Grauwe)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/22/us-pope-economy-idUSBRE98L04H20130922" target="_blank">Pope attacks global economics for worshipping 'god of money'</a> (Reuters)</li>
<li><a href="http://c4ss.org/content/21496" target="_blank">Neoliberalism: Breaking Your Legs and Taking Your Crutches</a> (C4SS)</li>
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Wimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970941283021436737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007221194618742543.post-15376839642809236202014-02-10T10:38:00.001+00:002014-02-10T10:41:57.710+00:00Facetruth: I Took Off My Hijab<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An interesting post by Facetruth:<br />
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<a href="http://leenamielus.blogspot.com/2014/02/i-took-off-my-hijab.html?spref=bl">Facetruth: I Took Off My Hijab</a>Wimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970941283021436737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007221194618742543.post-64146334359366416442014-02-09T22:33:00.000+00:002014-02-10T10:39:12.853+00:00Detroit: A Vision of America’s Potential Future<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Once the wealthiest city in America, known as the “arsenal of democracy,” Detroit was the fourth largest city in the U.S. in the 1960s with a population of two million. Now a microcosm of everything wrong with the American economy, Detroit has become nothing more than a devastated landscape of urban decay with a population of 714,000.</div>
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Unfortunately, <b>Detroit is not alone</b>. All across America cities are being devastated by their own collapsed manufacturing bases: <a href="http://economyincrisis.org/content/detroit-a-vision-of-americas-potential-future-2">Detroit: A Vision of America’s Potential Future</a> (article from <i>Economy In Crisis</i>)</div>
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<li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2013/07/detroit-official-says-bankruptcy-only.html?spref=bl">Detroit official says bankruptcy only option</a></li>
<li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2013/07/detroits-decline-is-distinctively.html?spref=bl">"Detroit's decline is a distinctively capitalist failure"</a> - Richard Wolff</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/20/bankrupt-detroit-pins-hopes-creative-hub" target="_blank">'Detroit will rise again': glimmers of defiance after city's bankcruptcy</a></li>
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Wimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970941283021436737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007221194618742543.post-48962274462779917492013-12-19T13:48:00.001+00:002013-12-19T13:54:30.483+00:00Capitalism as a Meme<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Spotted at least one big typo, can at least agree with one thing on the right side, we do have an <i>"argue"-culture</i>...<br />
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<li>discussion on <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/socialism/comments/1t3gc1/capitalism_at_work/" target="_blank">/r/socialism/</a></li>
<li>origins of the "<a href="http://board.freedomainradio.com/topic/38174-anti-capitalism-meme-floating-around/" target="_blank">answer</a>"</li>
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Very interesting article in The Economist of this week: <a href="http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21590480-america-should-give-global-banking-rulesand-europes-dilatory-regulatorsone-last-chance-you-break" target="_blank">America should give global banking rules one last chance</a> (23rd Nov 2013).<br />
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<b>More:</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2013/11/speculeren-niet-met-mijn-centen.html?spref=bl">Speculeren? Niet met mijn centen!</a></li>
<li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2013/11/dollar-based-system-is-inherently.html?spref=bl">Dollar-based system is inherently unstable</a></li>
<li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-market-has-its-virtues-but-also-its.html?spref=bl">The market has its virtues but also its shortcomings (Prof. Paul De Grauwe)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/22/us-pope-economy-idUSBRE98L04H20130922" target="_blank">Pope attacks global economics for worshipping 'god of money'</a> (Reuters)</li>
<li><a href="http://c4ss.org/content/21496" target="_blank">Neoliberalism: Breaking Your Legs and Taking Your Crutches</a> (C4SS)</li>
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Wimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970941283021436737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007221194618742543.post-6287922456794665162013-11-17T06:27:00.002+00:002013-11-17T06:31:22.275+00:00Civil wars: How to stop the fighting, sometimes (The Economist)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>"History provides a guide with best practices to end civil war"</i><br />
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on the civil war of Lebanon (from 1975 to 1990): <i>The country’s various religious groups, each with its own militias, had to share power. Lebanon could not be conquered by one side, nor divided among all. Its people are too mixed; Mr Husseini’s prominent Shia Muslim family includes Christians and Sunnis, and that is par for the course. “But the militias were against it,” he says.</i></div>
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<i>In 1989, when the outside powers sponsoring the militias finally agreed to stop paying their proxies. Mr Husseini quickly convened representatives from the various communities and militias in Taif, a resort in Saudi Arabia. After a lot of haggling, they signed an accord that led to peace a year later.</i></div>
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Last week's <i>The Economist</i> has a number of interesting articles on conflicts:<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21589431-bringing-end-conflicts-within-states-vexatious-history-provides-guide" target="_blank">How to stop the fighting, sometimes</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21589422-big-powers-and-regional-ones-cannot-even-muster-quorum-peace" target="_blank">The Syrian civil war: Still no hint of a compromise</a></li>
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<b>More:</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2011/02/overview-middle-east-protests.html?spref=bl">Overview Middle East protests</a> (2010 - 2011)</li>
<li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2011/02/revolutionary-times.html?spref=bl" target="_blank">Revolutionary times</a></li>
<li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2011/03/night-of-anarchy.html?spref=bl" target="_blank">A night of anarchy</a></li>
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Wimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970941283021436737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007221194618742543.post-10299337119272758672013-11-10T16:26:00.003+00:002013-11-10T16:26:43.274+00:00How to monitor system temperature on Linux<div style="text-align: justify;">
<a href="http://xmodulo.com/author/nanni" target="_blank">Dan Nanni</a> posted an interesting read on <a href="http://xmodulo.com/2013/11/monitor-system-temperature-linux.html" target="_blank">monitoring system temperature in Linux</a> (Modulo.com). Previous laptops of mine had <a href="http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=12702" target="_blank">problems with overheating</a> , probably due to the fact of bad air circulation and the hot climate in Ghana, but still I couldn't pinpoint the problem for sure.</div>
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Once back in Europe, with my <a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2011/02/crunch-bang.html?spref=bl">second hand ThinkPad</a>, got solved. So no more complaining.</div>
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Still, for reference sake: <a href="http://xmodulo.com/2013/11/monitor-system-temperature-linux.html" target="_blank">the article</a>.</div>
Wimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970941283021436737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007221194618742543.post-50793781446734781962013-11-08T12:02:00.002+00:002013-11-08T12:02:53.907+00:00Speculeren? Niet met mijn centen!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.fairfin.be/" target="_blank">FairfFin</a>, <a href="http://www.financite.be/" target="_blank">Réseau Financement Alternatif</a> en <a href="http://www.rooseveltbe.org/" target="_blank">het burgercollectief Roosevelt.be</a> zijn een <a href="http://www.scinderlesbanques.be/spip.php?lang=nl#petition" target="_blank">petitie</a> gestart om de banken te splitsen zodat spaar- en investeringsbanken gescheiden blijven.</div>
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Sinds 2008 beloven politici ons dat de financiële sector opnieuw strakker zal worden gereguleerd. Toch mogen de banken nog altijd speculeren met ons geld. En als die speculatieve activiteiten de banken opnieuw aan de rand van het faillissement zouden brengen, dan zal de Belgische overheid hen gewoon opnieuw redden. Met ons belastinggeld.</div>
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Begin oktober heeft minister van financiën Koen Geens aangekondigd dat hij nog voor het einde van het jaar een <a href="http://www.tijd.be/nieuws/ondernemingen_financien/Druk_op_bankbestuurder_neemt_toe.9415468-3095.art" target="_blank">wetsvoorstel zal neerleggen om de banken te hervormen</a>. In dat voorstel komt de splitsing van de banken aan bod – maar we weten nog niet onder welke vorm.<br />
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Een goede toepassing kan, zoals bewezen is na de crisis in 1929, ons <b>spaar- en belastinggeld beschermen</b> en tegelijkertijd de publieke financiële dienstverlening garanderen. Als wij echter geen druk uitoefenen van onderuit, zal alleen de stem van de banken worden gehoord en dreigen we uit te komen bij een zwakke versie van de bankensplitsing, waardoor bankiers nog steeds onverantwoorde risico’s kunnen nemen met ons spaargeld. Daarom eisen wij een strikte, ook juridische scheiding tussen deposito- en zakenbanken.<br />
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Dat wil zeggen:<br />
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<li>Verbied de banken nog verder te <a href="http://www.scinderlesbanques.be/spip.php?article48">speculeren met ons spaargeld</a>.</li>
<li>Verhinder dat de onverantwoorde risico’s van een financiële minderheid onze economie kunnen ondermijnen.</li>
<li>Vermijd dat belastinggeld moet worden gebruikt voor financiële reddingsoperaties, <a href="http://www.scinderlesbanques.be/spip.php?article46">waarna de overheid wordt gedwongen om miljarden te besparen in de publieke uitgaven</a></li>
<li>Zorg ervoor dat <a href="http://www.scinderlesbanques.be/spip.php?article46">dit niet opnieuw kan gebeuren</a>.</li>
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<b><a href="http://www.scinderlesbanques.be/spip.php?article24" target="_blank">Teken de petitie</a></b><br />
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<i>Bron: <a href="http://www.bankensplitsen.be/" target="_blank">Splits de banken!</a></i></div>
Wimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970941283021436737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007221194618742543.post-80900107295147980132013-11-07T17:20:00.005+00:002013-11-07T17:20:44.617+00:00Internet Archive building damaged by fire: please donate!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The non-profit organisation behind the Internet Archive has made a plea for donations following a fire at its building in San Francisco.<br />
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The group runs the popular <a href="http://archive.org/web/" target="_blank">Wayback Machine</a>, an archive of 364 billion web pages, designed to show people what sites looked like in years gone by.<br />
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No data was lost, a spokesman said, but the damage was estimated at $600,000 (£373,000).<br />
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<i>-- Source: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24848907" target="_blank">BBC News</a></i></blockquote>
Please <a href="https://archive.org/donate/index.php" target="_blank">donate</a>.<br />
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<b>More:</b><br />
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<li>Scanning Center Fire — Please Help Rebuild (<a href="https://blog.archive.org/2013/11/06/scanning-center-fire-please-help-rebuild/" target="_blank">The Archive.org</a>, 6 November 2013)</li>
<li>Internet Archive building damaged by fire (<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24848907" target="_blank">BBC News</a>, 7 November 2013)</li>
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Wimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970941283021436737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007221194618742543.post-17074251074868566502013-11-03T15:58:00.001+00:002013-12-18T11:30:24.021+00:00Dollar-based system is inherently unstableThis article was published last month in the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7486deee-26c2-11e3-9dc0-00144feab7de.html#axzz2jb9deY64" target="_blank">London Financial Times</a> by Ousmène Mandeng:<br />
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The international monetary system does not work as intended. An international economy relying predominantly on one currency is inherently unstable. This is amply demonstrated by the recent turbulence in foreign exchange markets.Over the summer, several emerging markets faced sudden reversals in capital flows. Blaming economic fundamentals to explain such shifts misses the point. There are none sufficiently important.</div>
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Continue reading at <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7486deee-26c2-11e3-9dc0-00144feab7de.html#axzz2jb9deY64" target="_blank">Financial Times</a> (<a href="http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:mJDm36FkRYcJ:www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7486deee-26c2-11e3-9dc0-00144feab7de.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=be#axzz2npDAphPv" target="_blank">Google Cache</a>).</div>
Wimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970941283021436737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007221194618742543.post-78595975116487101672013-10-27T11:15:00.002+00:002013-10-27T11:22:17.772+00:00The First 20 Hours - How to Learn Anything: Josh Kaufman at TEDxCSU<br />
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How to practice efficiently to acquire new skills in 20 hours (according to Josh Kaufman):<br />
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<b>Referenced videos:</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVb-_14ZXeE" target="_blank">TEDxTokyo Jake Shimabukuro</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pidokakU4I" target="_blank">Axis of Awesome</a></li>
<li><a href="http://i.imgur.com/EacWLph.png" target="_blank">The four major Ukulele chords</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/The-First-20-Hours-How-to-Learn" target="_blank">Video from TED</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ebJlcZMx3c" target="_blank">How to become a Memory Master: Idriz Zogaj at TEDxGoteborg</a></li>
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Wimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970941283021436737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007221194618742543.post-17057379586696762062013-10-25T18:42:00.001+01:002013-10-25T19:09:49.879+01:00Chris Somers and Russell Brand - Committee on Addiction (2012)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Very interesting public debate on <a href="http://farleycenter.com/resources/faqs/what-abstinence-based-treatment" target="_blank">abstinence based treatment</a> of drug addiction at one side, and the discussion on <a href="http://scholar.google.be/scholar?q=decriminalization+vs+legalization+drugs&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart&sa=X&ei=HbFqUu-XHuel0wXv4YDYCg&ved=0CCsQgQMwAA" target="_blank">decriminalization versus legalization of drugs</a> at the other.</div>
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I have to say that I am not a fan of Russell Brand's comedy, but his eloquence is fascinating. Very convincing arguments and interesting to see the reactions of the on-viewer sitting behind his left shoulder.</div>
Wimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970941283021436737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007221194618742543.post-14542387338612122722013-09-23T12:38:00.000+01:002013-09-28T22:13:36.022+01:00Worth the read<div style="text-align: justify;">
Short post today, just wanted to bring your attention to these two articles that I found interesting to read today:</div>
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<li><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/22/us-pope-economy-idUSBRE98L04H20130922" target="_blank">Pope attacks global economics for worshipping 'god of money'</a> (Reuters)</li>
<li><a href="http://c4ss.org/content/21496" target="_blank">Neoliberalism: Breaking Your Legs and Taking Your Crutches</a> (C4SS)</li>
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Comments are welcome!</div>
Wimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970941283021436737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007221194618742543.post-45359128845558170672013-09-19T16:40:00.001+01:002013-10-22T11:17:28.740+01:00Linux cheat sheets (by Everyday Linux User)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today, the website "Everyday Linux User" has posted a list of its favourite Linux cheat sheets, guess you guys might wanted to <a href="http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2013/09/our-favourite-linux-cheat-sheets.html" target="_blank">take a look</a>.</div>
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<li><a href="http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2013/09/our-favourite-linux-cheat-sheets.html" target="_blank">Everyday Linux User</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.nixtutor.com/linux/all-the-best-linux-cheat-sheets/" target="_blank">Nix Tutor</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.linuxscrew.com/2009/12/21/best-of-linux-cheat-sheets/" target="_blank">Linux Screw</a></li>
<li><a href="http://nigibox.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/cheat-sheet-about-linux-and-unix/" target="_blank">Nigi Box</a></li>
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Wimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970941283021436737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007221194618742543.post-74831427744982219682013-09-05T13:09:00.000+01:002013-09-20T15:38:22.065+01:00The market has its virtues but also its shortcomings (Prof. Paul De Grauwe)<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>De Grauwe:</b> <i>The market has its virtues but also its shortcomings. It rewards people who have success, but those who are not able to keep up, fall through the cracks. Therefore <b>we need an instrument outside of the market</b> to correct that shortcoming: a strong social security. Currently, the danger exist that this social security will be dismantled during this crisis, and that would be catastrophic.</i></div>
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<i>A second shortcoming of the market is <a href="http://www.recombinantrecords.net/images/2010-12-Green-Tax-Shift.png" target="_blank">the environment</a>. This might even be the biggest problem. Why? Because those who pollute do not get punished. To correct this, again we need a body outside of the market. A political body that is strong enough to <acronym title="act as referee">umpire</acronym> and who can resist the pressure of <acronym title="lobbyists?">interest groups</acronym>.</i></div>
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Source: <a href="http://m.knack.be/nieuws/belgie/ik-blijf-liberaal-en-tom-lanoye-is-dat-ook-paul-de-grauwe/article-normal-104687.html" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">Knack, 4 september 2013</a></blockquote>
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<b>De Grauwe:</b> <i>De markt heeft deugden maar ook tekortkomingen. Ze beloont mensen die succes hebben maar wie niet mee kan, valt door de mazen. Daarom is er <b>een instrument buiten de markt nodig</b> om dat tekort te corrigeren: een sterke sociale zekerheid. Nu bestaat het gevaar dat die sociale zekerheid in deze crisis wordt afgebouwd, en dat zou rampzalig zijn.</i></div>
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<i>Een tweede tekortkoming van de markt is <a href="http://www.recombinantrecords.net/images/2010-12-Green-Tax-Shift.png" target="_blank">het milieu</a>. Dat is misschien nog het grootste probleem. Waarom? Omdat degene die vervuilt daar niet voor wordt gestraft. Om dat recht te trekken, is er ook een instantie buiten de markt nodig. Een politieke instantie die sterk genoeg is om als scheidsrechter op te treden en die de druk van belangengroepen kan weerstaan.</i></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><i>"<a href="http://www.recombinantrecords.net/images/2010-12-Green-Tax-Shift.png" target="_blank">Our environmental problems are not caused by 'evil' corporations trying to destroy the planet. They are the unintended side-effects of human progress and developmen</a>t"</i> - <a href="http://www.recombinantrecords.net/2010/12/06/green-tax-shift/" target="_blank">Green Tax Shift</a> by Stuart McMillen</li>
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Wimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970941283021436737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007221194618742543.post-42163443061011024182013-08-29T11:33:00.001+01:002013-08-29T11:33:15.901+01:00Guess I am getting old...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2012/10/why-this-iphone-craze.html%E2%80%8E?spref=bl">Why this iPhone craze?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2012/11/mobile-madhouse-publishes.html?spref=bl">Mobile Madhouse publishes</a></li>
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Wimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970941283021436737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007221194618742543.post-57450634734328991422013-08-27T20:44:00.000+01:002013-08-27T20:44:32.808+01:00Hans Blix: Whether Obama in Syria or Bush in Iraq, The US Is Not the World Police<br />
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Hans Blix was the chief UN arms inspector for Iraq from 2000-2003. He was also the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from 1981 to 1997 and Swedish minister of foreign affairs (1978-79). He spoke with Global Viewpoint Network editor Nathan Gardels on Monday, August 26.</div>
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Full article at <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nathan-gardels/hans-blix-the-united-stat_b_3819367.html" target="_blank">Huffington Post</a>.<br />
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<li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2011/05/every-uprising-is-different.html?spref=bl" target="">Middle East protests: "Every uprising is different"</a> (on inconsistent attitudes of superpowers)</li>
<li><a href="http://zegmaarwim.blogspot.com/2011/02/overview-middle-east-protests.html?spref=bl">Overview Arab Spring 2010 - 2011</a></li>
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Wimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970941283021436737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007221194618742543.post-89213761524627906772013-08-22T10:23:00.003+01:002013-08-22T10:42:27.118+01:00David Graeber on Bullshit Jobs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In the year 1930, John Maynard Keynes predicted that, by century’s end, technology would have advanced sufficiently that countries like Great Britain or the United States would have achieved a 15-hour work week. </div>
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Instead, technology has been marshaled, if anything, to figure out ways to make us all work more. In order to achieve this, jobs have had to be created that are, effectively, pointless.</div>
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Huge swathes of people, in Europe and North America in particular, spend their entire working lives performing tasks they secretly believe do not really need to be performed. The moral and spiritual damage that comes from this situation is profound. It is a scar across our collective soul.</div>
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It’s as if someone were out there <b>making up pointless jobs just for the sake of keeping us all working</b>. And here, precisely, lies the mystery..</div>
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<i>read the full article at <a href="http://www.strikemag.org/bullshit-jobs/" target="_blank">Strike! Magazine</a>.</i></blockquote>
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<li>discussion at <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Anticonsumption/comments/1ktiw1/on_the_phenomenon_of_bullshit_jobs_xpost_from/" target="_blank">r/anticonsumption</a></li>
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